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9 December 2016

Here's how it works: The Recent Releases chart brings together critical reaction to new albums from more than 50 sources worldwide. It's updated daily. Albums qualify with 5 reviews, and drop out after 6 weeks into the longer timespan charts.

9.4 |
AltSounds

This is experimental texture and classic heartbreak rolled into a record which so acutely recognises that beauty needs to have muddy waters while never straying too far from the surface of the skin
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9.140351

9.1 |
Pretty Much Amazing

A potent mix of double-drum heartbeats and agile melodies, and it strikes both emotional and visceral nerves
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9.040346

9.0 |
Drowned In Sound

A breath of the freshest air, gusting at you from all directions but never demanding you pay attention
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9.040378

9.0 |
BBC

Consider the hype lived up to, as this is one stunning debut album
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9.040486

9.0 |
The Fly

It’s an album that reels you in, enveloping everything in a black mist
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9.040857

9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit

You get the sense that some tears were definitely shed during the process of writing and recording of Poliça’s deeply moving, inspired debut
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8.540359

8.5 |
Prefix

Poliça have made their mark on this year’s music landscape – and that mark is anything but a distant echo
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8.347502

8.3 |
The AU Review

When Polica get into the groove, there’s not much that could be better. Even when they explore that outer limits of their creative comfort-zone they sound good
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8.040782

8.0 |
Clash

An exploration into the synergy of reengineering technology and humanity. Let yourself be taken on the journey
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8.040971

8.0 |
music OMH

Using the Autotune as an instrument in its own right creates a constant stream of modulation shifts, twists and turns, creating a lineage of otherworldliness throughout which never falls into the trap of gimmickry
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8.042789

8.0 |
Loud And Quiet

Riddled with spark, the twin drums and percussion often bringing the album to life, which when sat alongside the pulsing electronics creates a glorious concoction
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8.0 |
Q

8.0 |
NME

A shyly introspective listen that sits awkwardly with the industry furore surrounding it. Print edition only

8.040693

8.0 |
The Irish Times

An album which is far tougher and more dramatic than it appears on first glance
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8.040703

8.0 |
Evening Standard

I remain wary of Auto-Tune, the ubiquitous robotic vocal effect that is going to make today’s pop sound incredibly dated in a decade. Used for something other than its novelty factor, though, it can really work
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8.040349

8.0 |
The Skinny

Poliça have produced a heavyweight debut which is, an all honesty, some damn fine work
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8.040350

8.0 |
The Arts Desk

It opens with 'Amongster', a drifting slice of mystery that sets the table for a series of vaporous excursions
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7.640353

7.6 |
Pitchfork

The rhythm section in particular is afforded a fluidity and freedom typically only witnessed in jazz or funk spheres, the bulbous basslines and restless drums following their own whims rather than the dictates of pop-rock convention
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7.547205

7.5 |
Tone Deaf

An impressive blend of RnB and electronica, threaded together with sweet, spectral vocals
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7.040355

7.0 |
Uncut

Glossy AOR packs more than just pastiche. Print edition only

7.040357

7.0 |
Beats Per Minute

Give You The Ghost boasts some moments that are ambitious and different, appreciable on many levels
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7.040358

7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound

Polica succeeds because they cover a lot of ground with few moving parts
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone

7.0 |
DIY

An album that doesn’t tediously trail, instead being one of the most mesmerising pieces of work Polica’s members have created
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7.040457

7.0 |
PopMatters

That Leaneagh’s voice seeps out of the central position afforded most recorded lead vocals and into the crevices often filled by instrumental flourishes doesn’t make it function as another instrument, but rather as many instruments
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